Danny Dyer is not one to sugarcoat his thoughts—and his latest no-filter outburst is already making headlines.
In a scathing interview, the actor took aim at Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of lacking real leadership and slamming what he sees as the middle-class grip on British politics.
And, as usual, Danny didn’t mince his words.
“He’s a Non-Entity”—Dyer Blasts Starmer’s Leadership
Speaking to The Telegraph, the 47-year-old former EastEnders star launched into an expletive-filled tirade against the Labour leader.
“He’s a f****** non-entity,” Danny said, adding that when Starmer visits factories and stands with workers, “you can tell they all hate his guts.”
Danny’s main issue? A lack of authenticity.
He argued that the country should be run by “real working-class people,” not, as he put it, “middle-class pretenders who’ve had a pint in a pub and think that’s enough.”
And if you thought that was harsh, Danny didn’t stop there. “We need a leader.
He’s not a leader. I don’t know what the f*** he is. He’s only in power because the Tories were such c****.”
The Working-Class Identity Question That Still Follows Danny
The irony of Danny’s working-class pride isn’t lost on anyone—especially when his own life tells a more complicated story.
He’s been open about how his success has brought him a very different lifestyle from the one he grew up with in East London.
In fact, he recently admitted that his children have never been on a bus and travel everywhere in a £200,000 Bentley.
“I’ve got a Bentley. I walked everywhere as a kid or got a bus,” he said.
“My kids don’t have to. They get driven door to door in a Bentley.”
That Private School Question from The Assembly
Earlier this year, Danny was grilled during an episode of The Assembly, an ITV show where celebrities face unfiltered questions from a panel of autistic, neurodivergent, and learning-disabled interviewers.
One question that hit a nerve? “How working class are you to send your son to a private school?”
Danny’s answer was raw and reflective.
“I’m a working-class kid and very proud of my roots,” he said.
“I have put my children in a private school, but now they’re not streetwise… there’s a part of me that wishes I could instil a bit of knowing what it’s like to struggle into them.”
On Nepo Babies and His Daughter’s Reality TV Fame
Of course, the topic of his daughter Dani—winner of Love Island—also came up.
When asked how he felt about her being seen as a nepo baby, Danny didn’t deny it.
“She is, but by default,” he said. “That’s why she got on the show.”
Despite initial concerns about what the reality show might involve—“I heard people have sex on that show”—Danny admitted she proved him wrong.
“She was such a beautiful human being on it.
It worked out really well. She was working in a pub before that.”
Life After EastEnders: From Disney+ to BAFTA Wins
Since exiting EastEnders in a dramatic Christmas Day episode in 2022, Danny’s career has taken a more diverse turn.
He now stars in Rivals, a racy Disney+ series where he plays Freddie Jones.
And according to Danny, season two is shaping up just fine.
“I can’t reveal much,” he told Radio Times, “but there’s no second album syndrome.
I’ve been blessed with a lovely character. He’s not the lead, and he doesn’t need to be.”
He also recently won a BAFTA for Mr Bigstuff, a Sky comedy, and even landed a film role that was originally offered to none other than Gary Oldman.
“They told me he wanted £2 million just to read it,” Danny said.
“But I was next in line—which I’m chuffed with. I’m happy to be a cheaper version of Gary Oldman.”
No Apologies, Just Danny Being Danny
As ever, Danny Dyer continues to straddle the line between everyman and celebrity.
Whether he’s calling out politicians, defending his parenting choices, or joking about nepo baby privilege, he remains unapologetically himself—blunt, emotional, and never far from controversy.